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Thoughts from an ardent supporter and user of Cloud ComputingFri, 02 Sep 2011 00:03:03 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/Comment on My New IPad – I love it! by AccountingBeyondhttps://rfmessik.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/my-new-ipad-i-love-it/#comment-92
Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:03:03 +0000http://rfmessik.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/my-new-ipad-i-love-it/#comment-92[…] of Apple’s Numbers yet seems equally enamoured with the device as a new business tool. Richard Messik also seems pretty smitten. Lawyers are already busy experimenting with iPad applications for work practises […]
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Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:26:33 +0000http://rfmessik.wordpress.com/?p=269#comment-85Congratulations Richard, and best of luck with your new venture.
I am sure that with your help accountants and other business owners who see the changes happening but are uncertain how to make best use of cloud technology for their business; can now have someone help them understand.
Phil
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Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:40:02 +0000http://rfmessik.wordpress.com/?p=269#comment-84Thank you Stuart.. I am really excited about it..
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Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:15:41 +0000http://rfmessik.wordpress.com/?p=269#comment-83Best of luck with your new venture Richard. I’m convinced it will be the best thing you’ve ever done.
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Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:58:54 +0000http://rfmessik.wordpress.com/?p=269#comment-82To boldy go….? I hope you keep leading the profession across new frontiers and wish you great success in your new venture. Congratulations and good luck!
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Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:50:26 +0000http://rfmessik.wordpress.com/?p=269#comment-81[…] On his own blog Richard says this: …it quickly became obvious (to me at least) that this technology was the way of the future […]
]]>Comment on My New IPad – I love it! by iPad for accountantshttps://rfmessik.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/my-new-ipad-i-love-it/#comment-80
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:05:40 +0000http://rfmessik.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/my-new-ipad-i-love-it/#comment-80[…] The jury is still out as to how useful the iPad might be for day-to-day work in the office given most PSFs’ ongoing reliance on Excel, Word and the other usual Microsoft Office suspects. Dennis Howlett has already provided a good summary of the shortcomings of Apple’s Numbers yet seems equally enamoured with the device as a new business tool. Richard Messik also seems pretty smitten. […]
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Sun, 23 May 2010 07:29:54 +0000http://rfmessik.wordpress.com/?p=255#comment-78David
Thanks for your reply. So many people agree that Sage fails on so many levels – yet they put up with it with almost religious fervour!

AS for Internet outages – of course the same can happen with on – premise setups. Our City office had a power failure last year that lasted for 3 days! These sort of things happen and, in themselves, are not a reason not to adopt.

The data issue is an important one. It is vital to ensure that the SAAS application you choose enables easy down load of data. E-conomic, for example, has a very useful facility to do just that and if it is a concern you need to set up a process that data is downloaded on a regular basis.

]]>Comment on If its broke – fix it! by David McCarthyhttps://rfmessik.wordpress.com/2010/05/22/if-its-broke-fix-it/#comment-77
Sat, 22 May 2010 20:51:46 +0000http://rfmessik.wordpress.com/?p=255#comment-77It’s good to hear someone in the accountancy world being straight about Sage. We’ve had accountants try to push our small business that way. We nearly went with it until one of them failed to customise the Sage invoice to our specifications. Isn’t that just basic stuff? Not for Sage, apparently.

Our bookkeeper works for several small businesses, some of whom have Sage – she says it is the most awkward to use. By 2010, there shouldn’t be any software left which is difficult to use. And, of course, there’s the cost.

However, I also have my reservations about accountancy as an SaaS application. We had our Internet down for two weeks last year (thank you BT for your ‘great’ infrastructure). If that had coincided with a VAT processing fortnight, we would have been in trouble.

With 25 years in IT (the last 15 in successive management levels), I have some experience providing my users with SaaS. In 2002, the SaaS accountancy company my employer was using (they made the decision before I arrived) went under and was bought by another company. There was no access for a month!. And when my employer tried to get their data out, they discovered they didn’t even own their own accountancy data.

An extreme example, perhaps, but a cautionary tale. But I still wouldn’t use or recommend Sage!

]]>Comment on My New IPad – I love it! by At least one accountant loves iPadhttps://rfmessik.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/my-new-ipad-i-love-it/#comment-75
Thu, 06 May 2010 06:08:21 +0000http://rfmessik.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/my-new-ipad-i-love-it/#comment-75[…] going to be an iPad fan. He ordered one to be shipped from the US. That’s called being keen. So what does he think: Will the Ipad replace the lap top – probably not in the short term. Although I am typing this […]
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